Arne Starkey Duncan is an American educator and former professional basketball player who served as United States Secretary of Education from 2009 to 2015 and as Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools from 2001 to 2008. A lifelong resident of Chicago, Duncan is the founder of Create Real Economic Destiny (CRED), a non-profit aimed at reducing gun violence.
Official portrait, 2009
Duncan playing in the 2014 NBA All-Star Weekend Celebrity Game
Duncan talking to Barack Obama before Obama delivered a speech at a Washington, D.C.-area high school in September 2011
United States Secretary of Education
The United States secretary of education is the head of the United States Department of Education. The secretary serves as the principal advisor to the president of the United States, and the federal government, on policies, programs, and activities related to all education in the United States. As a member of the Cabinet of the United States, the secretary is sixteenth in the line of succession to the presidency.
United States Secretary of Education
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